The ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) Server, the core component of CosmoCall Universe, manages calls, queues, CSRs, agent groups, teams, skills, and priorities. This is a full-featured, high capacity ACD, capable of managing thousands of CSRs, and of organizing calls into any number of Queues. CSRs are organized into Agent Groups with customer-defined many-to-many relationships between Queues and Groups. Call Requests and Agents are complete and independent objects which are defined by attributes and properties which the ACD uses to determine queue configuration and processing.

Agent Profiles

ACD Server administration includes CSR profile configuration. Fields include: Name, User ID, Password, Agent Group, and Skills Possessed.

Queues- Based Routing

The Queue is CosmoCall Universe's basic call organizing unit. Call requests are organized into one or more Queues, where they are served by the next available agent. The name of a Queue is one of the attributes of a call request, and CosmoCall allows the administrator to define any number of queues.

Skills, Priority and QOS- Based Routing

Skills are an attribute of both call requests and a CosmoCall CSR profile. When a call that includes required skills reaches the front of the queue, it is assigned to the next available CSR who possesses the required skills. The Universe ACD Server features a highly configurable priority management algorithm. Call request priority is independent of both queue and skills. Higher priority requests move faster through their queue than lower priority requests. Any number of priorities may be defined.

High Capacity and Scalability:

• 20,000 agents
• 50,000 simultaneous calls and messages
• 720,000 call arrivals per hour
• High performance MS SQL Server database

Your Agents are Everywhere

Agents log in to the ACD Server to begin an Agent session. The ACD Server validates the login against the agent database and records the agent's IP address for easy tracking. Therefore, the physical location of an agent is not a significant factor. Agents are location-independent.

Unlimited Agent Groups

ACD Server administration also includes definition of an unlimited number of Agent Groups..

Many-to-Many Queues to Groups

Any Agent Group can be linked to any number of Queues, and any Queue can be served by any number of Groups.

No Agent Available

When the ACD Server receives a call request, it checks to see that there is at least one agent logged in who is qualified by Queue links and Skills to serve the call. If not, the ACD Server responds to the call request with a user definable "no agent available" message.

Automatic Message Distribution

The ACD Server is capable of distributing messages as well as calls, routing them through the same mechanisms of Queue, Skills, and Priority.

Real-Time Statistics

The ACD Server displays a collection of real-time statistics about each Queue and each Agent Group.

Event Logging and Reporting

The ACD Server automatically creates a detailed, event-oriented database for calls and agent state changes. Data is stored in MS SQL-Server or any OLE-DB-compatible database. Standard reports are included, and the schema is open for use with any reporting tool.